Habanero Curry Black Bean Muffies

Once upon a time there was a girl who was inspired by all the awesome black bean burger recipes she’d been seeing in the blogworld, so she decided to make her own without thinking to check if she had all the ingredients in her pantry.

She decided she’d pick the easiest recipe and improvise from there. Unfortunately, at step #2, she realizes she had NOTHING that resembles breadcrumbs. No panko, no flour…uh oh, SCREWED.

She looks in her giant, well-stocked, over-filled pantry (ironic isn’t it?) and suddenly a stroke of genius hit her.

2. Roughly mash 1 can black beans and combine with the remaining ingredients.

3. Grease your mini muffin pan (or regular muffin pan) and spoon mixture into the pans. Bake for 15-20 minutes until muffins are firm on the top but not dry.

You can substitute this for corn bread when you eat chili or homemade vegetable stew!

My Recipe Self-Evaluation: I was surprised at how delicious these were. It wasn’t a black bean burger by all means, but they were fluffy, chewy, moist, and flavorful. I went a little heavy-handed on the curry, so next time I’d cut that back a little and perhaps add some finely diced onions. Apart from that, I LOVE my newly invented source of “protein-carb”!

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Hot Habenero Blend (on the Right)

Tastiness: 9/10. The ingredients say it all. You might be thinking, HOW does one review salt?? Simple! This isn’t JUST salt. Apart from providing plenty of saltiness like regular salt would, the blend has a bold, unmistakingly spicy, aromatic flavor profile to it. I like my things hot and flavorful, and this blend offered the complex flavors I was looking for – almost as if it were a hot sauce, a spice blend, and salt all in 1.

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*Disclaimer” The product reviewed is a complimentary sample from Beyond the Salt. This by no means has an impact on the product reviews given. All opinions of the products are independently formed and reflect my own personal opinions.

And there you have it. Muffins made out of an unlikely product! Success!!

What have you created lately with a product/ingredient that isn’t made to do that job? In what ways do you think out of the box?? 🙂

34 comments

Over Christmas break, I made gluten free brownies with black beans–pure bliss!
I love raw desserts because they never have the ingredients you’d think. Like pudding with avocado is amazing but so “out there”

that’s a fun and creative recipe with black beans.. how it never occurred to me? hhahahha…. i don’t like sweet muffins but definitely would love to try this savory and hot muffin (despite its appearance ;))

wow, i’ve never had a savory muffin before… savory and muffin just don’t go together in my head, but these are tempting me to try! it’s so cool that you made this up yourself and it came out awesome – i don’t have that skill yet, i have to stick to recipes!

Oh my gosh, girl…you are so creative! Those look amazing. Sadly, my creativity in the kitchen is pretty much nilch. 😉 The only time I really get creative is with something I make often that can’t really be messed up – savory oats (love cream cheese + shredded cheddar + veggies), quiche (eggs, cheese, and whatever veggies I have) or wraps (it’s boring, but my fave is avocado + garlic hummus – SO simple yet wonderful!).

I really appreciated that comment you made on my blog the other day, thank you for that!

Black bean muffin balls? What a creative idea. I’ve never heard of them but would definitely give those a try.

I used to try to think out of the box a lot with my cooking but for my poor hubby’s sake I’ve stopped. I got more thumbs down than ups haha. Now I only do it if I’m cooking for myself only teehee. Have a super weekend!

Nice save, Michelle! That meal looks so delish and comforting! Black beans are so versatile – I ❤ them! I recently added brussels sprouts to my muffins and they came out great! Have a nice weekend 🙂 Find any apartments in Boston yet?

you are a genius dear michelle….i never ever ever would have put the mix of these ingredients together, but i am more than intrigued on what they taste like. if they have curry, i am most likely going to love them 🙂

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